January 7, 2000

A Computer Game Lets You Manage the University

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

'Virtual U' lacks space aliens, but its sophisticated modeling illustrates how colleges work

So how hard is it, really, to run a university? Sure, you have to balance professors' dreams for a talented student body and a bigger research budget against students' desires for small classes and smaller tuition increases.

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